The text is a transcript of a video that explains 21 cognitive mind traps, such as cognitive dissonance, the halo effect, confirmation bias, and the paradox of choice. The video uses examples, stories, and experiments to illustrate how these mind traps affect our thinking, decision making, and perception of reality. The video also suggests some ways to reduce or avoid these mind traps and become more rational and independent thinkers.
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1. The fox in Aesop's fable is an example of cognitive dissonance, the phenomenon of having two conflicting beliefs.
2. The spotlight effect is the tendency to believe people are observing us more than they are.
3. The anchoring effect is the influence of the first piece of information we receive on our subsequent judgments.
4. The halo effect is the distortion of our perception of a person or thing based on a single initial aspect.
5. Confirmation bias is the tendency to seek out and interpret information that confirms our existing beliefs and filter out disconfirming evidence.
6. The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon is an illusion in which after noticing something for the first time, we start seeing it more often.
7. The Zeigarnik effect is the tendency to remember incomplete tasks more than completed tasks.
8. The paradox of choice is the phenomenon in which having too many options leads to less satisfaction and decision paralysis.
9. The gambler's fallacy is the belief that past events influence future outcomes in independent events.
10. The contrast effect is the influence of a previous stimulus on our perception of a subsequent stimulus.